Write a Letter to the Editor

Person wearing a mustard yellow sweater working on a laptop at a wooden table.

Tips and Tricks

  • Read the requirements for letters. Each newspaper has different word count limits.

  • Keep your letter positive. Avoid name-calling, personal attacks, and crude language. They are inappropriate.

  • Stay factual and objective.

  • Focus on one main issue that is important to you.

  • Include a personal story or personal connection to the issue.

  • Take a different approach than other writers who have written on the same or a similar issue.

  • Shorter letters are more likely to be printed and read.

Newspapers